The context and design of a graduate program of the Department of English at the University of Michigan that leads to the Doctor of Arts degree and prepares English teachers for community colleges, principally open-door urban colleges, are described. The description covers the following points: Qualifications for Admission; Program of Studies; The…

An enrichment and cooperative reading program for high achievers in grade 6 involved participants in four reading classes who received supplementary reading instruction with the aid of teacher made cassette tapes, listening stations, current newspapers and magazines, and Reader's Digest skill builders. Testing at the end of the first year…

An "educational utility" providing a cost effective educational delivery system using both management science and technology has been designed. Researchers postulated requirements for a learning system, developed a self-instructional system based on them, and implemented a pilot system. The system, Audiographic Learning Facility (ALF),…

The use of the digital computer for the presentation of the topics of empirical model building and regression analysis is discussed. The author concentrates upon a description of computing exercises which are employed to provide the students with experience in model building and evaluation in a controlled situation. The types of exercises given…

An evaluation assessed the simulation game called "Operation Moonvigil". The program consisted of eight daily five minute telecasts followed by 30 minutes of classroom activities based on information communicated during the telecast. Teachers, pupils, and non-participant observers provided data through questionnaires, diaries, and…

Speech and hearing therapists investigated the effectiveness of video taping as a multisensory approach to therapeutic procedures aimed at developing adequate communication skills for students with speech or hearing difficulties. They also studied the usefulness of such taping for parent counseling and inservice training of therapists and…

The Institute for Tutorial Development, April 1967-68, was designed to encompass field work, seminars, community housing, and intense group and personal interactions in an effort to give tutorial interns an educational experience during the 8-week session. Following introductory material, this report describes various facets of the institute…

This publication contains two separate reports. Part I, the report of the Anthropology Curriculum Study Project (ACSP), is an accounting of the time, money, and human endeavor involved in curriculum development efforts toward a course in anthropology for the high school curriculum. The document includes four reports of ACSP staff members and nine…

The Research and Guidance Laboratory for Superior Students at the University of Wisconsin which offers educational procedures and guidance for Wisconsin students, grade 9 through college age, is described and research reviews, as well as 70 abstracts of research conducted in the laboratory are included. The program is discussed in relation to…

A project being conducted by the MITRE Corporation and Brigham Young University (BYU) is developing hardware, software, and courseware for the TICCIT (Time Shared, Interactive, Computer Controlled Information Television) computer-assisted instructional system. Four instructional teams at BYU, each having an instructional psychologist, subject…

A computer-assisted instructional (CAI) course at Pennsylvania State University uses an IBM 1500 system to introduce education majors to strategies for teaching elementary school mathematics. CAI is employed to provide individualized instruction on the theoretical aspects of the subject. The course is divided into 16 modules, each of which…

The case studies in this report describe the Advocacy Components (AC) of seven Parent-Child Centers, giving comprehensive details based on six months of operation. Each site description includes information related to: the community, needs assessment, the relationships with families, family group participation, community resources, project…

The document is a proposal for American Indian Studies (AIS) at Montana State University (MSU). The 7 Indian reservations in Montana remain isolated within the prevailing life-ways of the state, thereby becoming virtual economic, political, and social islands within its culture. Montana Indian education has been inexcusably low, with less than 200…

This handbook contains broad guidelines to assist both businessmen and educators who are interested in increasing industry-education cooperation through the creation of an Industry-Education Counicl. This guide is part of a series of reports designed to encourage the participation of businessmen in areas such as school management, curriculum…

The main service of this project involves early identification of underdeveloped or abnormal behavior characteristics in the preschool-age child and the initiation of an educational treatment plan which ameliorate the developmental problem. Identification of disabled children is made by the two project diagnosticians in nursery schools and Head…